# White oak

*Also called: European oak*

**The species currently dominant in both aesthetics and resale signalling across the Greater Toronto Area, at a Janka of roughly 1360.**

Wide-plank European white oak is the current aesthetic and resale sovereign in the GTA. That is a market observation, not a claim about performance.

Species selection made on appearance alone produces a floor that looks correct on handover and wears wrong within a few years — hardness has to be discussed against the actual traffic and household.

## Related terms

- [Janka hardness](https://ecowoods.ca/glossary/janka-hardness)
- [Solid hardwood](https://ecowoods.ca/glossary/solid-hardwood)
- [Engineered hardwood](https://ecowoods.ca/glossary/engineered-hardwood)


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- Defined in: https://ecowoods.ca/papers/hardwood-selection-and-cost-framework-gta#species
- Citation guide: https://ecowoods.ca/ai.txt

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